Rescroll

Free group chat video maker

Add up to five people, write what each of them says and download the group chat playing out as a 1080p MP4, with avatars, names, times and who's typing. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

The basics

What is a group chat video?

A group chat video shows a conversation between several people playing out message by message, with each person's name and avatar so the viewer can follow who said what. It's used for skits with a cast of characters, team updates told as a chat, and stories where the group's reactions are the joke.

This page opens on the Group chat layout with three people: each run of messages starts with an initials avatar, the person's name and a time, and while someone is typing their name shows above the message bar. The times count on from the time stamp you set, a minute every couple of turns.

Prefer bubbles? Switch Layout to Bubbles and keep three or more people: everyone else's messages sit on the left with their name above and their avatar beside them, and yours sit on the right.

What you download

Price
Free. No sign-up, no email, no watermark.
Format
MP4 (H.264), no audio
Resolution
1080p: 1080×1920, 1920×1080, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350
Frame rate
30 or 60 fps
Conversation
2 to 5 people, up to 20 messages of 160 characters
Layouts
Bubbles (one-to-one or group) and Group chat (avatar, name and time per run)
Length
Set by the messages: each stays up in proportion to its length, at 0.5× to 2× reading speed, plus up to 5 seconds at the end
Colors
Six looks, a dark or light thread, your own bubble color and any background color
Where it runs
In your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How it works

How to make a group chat video.

Four steps, about a minute, and nothing to install.

  1. 1

    Add the people

    The first person is you; add the others by name, 2 to 5 people in all. Choose Bubbles for a one-to-one thread or Group chat for a channel with avatars and names.

  2. 2

    Write the conversation

    Add up to 20 messages of 160 characters and pick who sends each one. Emoji work. Set the chat name, the line under it and the time stamp.

  3. 3

    Set the pace and the look

    Reading speed runs from 0.5× to 2×, and typing dots can be on or off. Then pick one of six looks, a dark or light thread, and your own bubble color.

  4. 4

    Download the MP4

    Press Download. The video is rendered in your browser at 1080p and saved to your device. No account, no watermark.

More versions

Make a different one.

Each one opens its own maker with the settings filled in. Change anything, then download.

Text message video

A one-to-one text thread that types itself out: their bubbles on the left after the typing dots, yours on the right.

Chat story video

A thirteen-message story between two roommates, paced for reading, in white and grey on black at 9:16.

When a chat video isn’t enough

The free chat video is the starting point.

Here you get a chat on a background, played out at reading pace. In Rescroll you describe the graphic you actually want — “as I tell this story, show the texts popping up beside me, each one landing as I read it out” — and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the exact word you say. Not right yet? Ask for the change in the chat.

Free chat video

Rescroll

One chat design, in your colors

Any design you can describe, matched to your logo, fonts or a screenshot

A full-frame clip you cut into your edit

Built on your own video, placed around you

Messages paced by their length

Each message lands on the exact word you say

Change it with the settings here

Change anything by asking in the chat

Make it yours in RescrollSee AI motion graphics

Part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

Posts and chat. Two posts slide in, then the chat answers.
Before you post. Each setting changes as she names it.

Both built in Rescroll from a description.

Questions

Group chat video: your questions, answered.

How many people can be in the group chat?

Up to 5, you included. Add or remove people under Conversation, and pick who sends each message from the list next to it, by name.

Can I change the group's name and the avatars?

Yes, the name: type it into Chat name, up to 28 characters, emoji included. The avatars are initials taken from each person's name, in colors that follow the look. Pictures can't be added.

Who is “you” in a group chat video?

The first person in the list. In the Group chat layout they show with an avatar and name like everyone else, in your color; in Bubbles their messages sit on the right. They're also the only one never shown typing.

Is the text message video maker free?

Yes. It's free to use and free to download, with no account, no email address and no watermark on the video. There's no limit on how many you make.

What format and resolution is the video?

An MP4 with H.264 video, at 1080p in the shape you choose: 1080×1920 (9:16) for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1920×1080 (16:9) for YouTube, 1080×1080 (1:1), or 1080×1350 (4:5) for the Instagram feed. You can export at 30 or 60 frames per second.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The chat video is drawn and encoded on your own device, using your browser's built-in video encoder. Nothing is sent to a server and there's no render queue.

Can I use the chat video in client work, ads or monetized videos?

Yes. The video you download is yours to use in personal and commercial projects, with no attribution needed.

Can I match my brand, add my logo or change the design?

Not in the free maker, which is deliberately simple. That's what Rescroll's AI motion graphics are for: describe the graphic you want in plain English, attach your logo, fonts or a screenshot of your style, and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the word you say. Ask for any change in the chat. It's part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

More free tools

Other graphics you can make here.

All free, all made in your browser, all without a watermark. See every free tool.

Subscribe button

A pointer presses Subscribe, the button turns to Subscribed and a bell rings beside it. Alone, or in a bar with your channel's name.

Follow button

A profile chip with your username and initials. A fingertip taps Follow and the button turns to Following with a tick. As a pill, or a card with a follower count.

Comment reply overlay

The “replying to a comment” sticker as a clip: a speech bubble with an avatar, a small line and the comment, which pops in and holds.

Notification animation

Three phone notifications stacking up one after another on glass cards, each with its own app tile, title and message.

Social post animation

A post card with an avatar, name, handle and text, then a heart that pops while the like count ticks up.

Incoming call

A call screen that rings for three seconds, then gets answered: the buttons change and a call timer starts.

Keep reading

Where to go next.

Text message video

Back to the text message video maker, with everything it can do.

AI motion graphics

Counters, charts, app screens and maps designed from a description, on your own video and timed to your words.

AI video editor

The whole edit from a sentence: silences and bad takes cut, captions, color, zooms and graphics.

Rescroll vs After Effects

When to keyframe a graphic yourself, and when to describe it instead.

Rescroll vs CapCut

Preset text animations against graphics designed for each moment. Often used together.

Your next video,
edited like the top 1%.

Drop it in. Say what should appear. Read the plan, press Build, and export the finished video — no After Effects, no editor, no template.

Make your first graphic

Part of Pro, Ultimate and Scale · Export is free · Failed builds are refunded